101 CMR, § 449.01 - General Provisions
(1)
Scope. 101 CMR 449.00 governs the payment rates for
MassHealth-covered state plan home health aide services purchased by a
governmental unit. 101 CMR 449.00 also governs the payment rates for
MassHealth-covered homemaker and personal care homemaker waiver services when
purchased by a governmental unit in one of four MassHealth Home and
Community-based Services (HCBS) Waivers. The four HCBS Waivers are: Acquired
Brain Injury Non-residential Habilitation (ABI-N) Waiver, Acquired Brain Injury
Residential Habilitation (ABI-RH) Waiver, Moving Forward Plan Community Living
(MFP-CL) Waiver, and Moving Forward Plan Residential Supports (MFP-RS)
Waiver.
(2)
Applicable
Dates of Service. Rates contained in 101 CMR 449.00 apply for
dates of service as stated in
101
CMR 449.03.
(3)
Disclaimer of Authorization
of Services. 101 CMR 449.00 is neither authorization for nor
approval of the services for which rates are determined pursuant to 101 CMR
449.00. Governmental units that purchase the services described in 101 CMR
350.00: Rates for Home Health Services, 101 CMR 359.00:
Rates for Home and Community-based Services Waivers, and 101
CMR 453.00: Enhanced Rates for Certain Home- and Community-based
Services Related to Section 9817 of the American Rescue Plan Act are
responsible for the definition, authorization, and approval of services
provided to clients.
(4)
Administrative Bulletins. EOHHS may issue
administrative bulletins to clarify its policy on substantive provisions of 101
CMR 449.00.
(5)
Parent
Regulations. 101 CMR 449.00 describes operational add-on rates for
certain services whose basic rates are governed by other regulations. For
services not included in 101 CMR 449.00, please refer to the parent regulation
at 101 CMR 350.00: Rates for Home Health Services, 101 CMR
359.00: Rates for Home and Community-based Services Waivers,
or 101 CMR 453.00: Enhanced Rates for Certain Home- and Community-based
Services Related to Section 9817 of the American Rescue Plan
Act.
Notes
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